Portable cigarette maker and filler.



. v PAT-ENTED JULY 2, 1907. vv11. WILLIAMS.

rommsm CIGARETTE MAKER AND FILLER.

APPLICATION FILED 00126. 1906.

Q/Vi/bmcooeo struction to use the same.

HARRY WILLIAMS, OF NEW YORK, N.

PORTABLE GIGAREITE m AND mnnn.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Batented July 2, 1907.

Application on October 25, mos soul He- 340,415.

Be it known that I, HARRY Wrnmans, a citizen of the United States, and resident of New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Portable Cigarette Maker and Filler-,of which the following is a sp'ecitimtion.

My invention relates to a cigarette maker and filler, and the object is to produce a simple and portable apparatus for making and filling cigarettes, which is easily operated and requiring no previous knowledge or in- My invention consists of atubewith an internal spiral web. ,5

It also consistsoi a worm, and of means for revolving the worm and for feedingthe tube, all of which will be fully explained in the specification and set forth in the Referring to the drawings oi which Figure 1 is a side elevation of my portable cigarette fillerandmaker. -Fig2isaplanviewof Fig. 1. Fig.3

s a longitudinal section of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a. cross section on line :02 Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a lengthwise section of the tube detached, and having the worm removed from same to show the spiral or worm-like web in the interior of the said tube. Fig. 6 is a detached view of the tension clip showing its position on the tube holding a cigarette thereon. Fig. 7 is a similar view of Fig. 6, showing the clip closed in the act of a cigarette when it has been filled and ready to fall off the tube.

' Letter Ajs a tube or cylinder-made-of metal or any other substance which will construct a tube. The length of this tube does not matter materially, nor does the working of the apparatus depend upon this length.

' This tube is open at both ends, and has also an upper opening B, over which is placed the hopper or filling chute 0, made of metal and of a size that will hold a suflicient quantity of tobacco of the long cut or granulated class,to fill one or more cigarette rolls. The interior of the tube A hasformed it aspiral or wormlike web orprotection D, (see Figs. 2 and 5), and the object thereof will be explained inthe operation- Within the bore of the tube is placed the'worm E, having turning crank F, and to support the said worm in the tube a bearing blockfis used, (see Fig. 3). Over the tube A. is placed the sleeve or supplemental cylinder or tube Gwhichisused toroll the cigarette paperliaro md and hold the same in place while being filled.

To use-my filler first, roll the cigarette paper around the cylinder G to form the same into a tube or roll. Then use any substance to unite the ends thereof. The cylinder G, with the *cigarette roll around it is then placed over the tube A,as shown in 1,2 and 3. It will be Observed that the cigarette 1011 extends beyond' the tubes, and this extended portion is i brought together when granulated or long cut tobacco is used to seal the mouth of the roll to prevent the fine tobacco from said fading out. The hopper is then filled with tobacco and the crank rotated, which will rotate the worm. Now, as the worm rotates it will draw and push the tobacco forward and out of the tube cigarette will gradually move on the tube G.- But to check this movement of the cigarette so that the roll will be properly and fully filled, I employ the clip J, which is constructed as shown in Figs. 6 and ,7. When this clip is placed over the tube it assumes the position shown in Fig. 6, and the pressure is'suificient to create enough tension to'hold back the cigarette against the action of the worm in filling, but not enough to prevent the roll from moving. When the cigarette has reached the end of thetube (see dotted lines Fig. l), and falls 05 the same the clip then assumes the shape shown in Fig. 7 in which position the arm j will press themselves around the filled cigarette, and hold it from falling by means of the chain at secures theclip to the hopper or any other part of the apparatus When the worm is moving the tobacco forward in the tube the tobacco will be forced against the spiral web D, which will aid in directing'the tobacco outward. A smooth bore would destroy the action oi the worm.

What I claim is:

' into' the cigarette roll, and as the fining takes place the 1. In a portable cigarette maker and filler,,the tube with filling opening and open ends, the spiralweb so placed in the bore of said tube as to assist the movement of the-tobacco, the worm, placed in said tube, means of filling said tubeand means of revolving the worm.

3. In a portable cigarettemaker, the open ended tube, with filling opening, the spiral web placed in bore of said tube in such a manner as to aid the movement of the tobacco outward, the worm placed in said tube, means of turning said worm, and the hopper placed on top of said tube.

4. The portable cigarette maker or filler, the tube with spiral web, the worm placed in the bore of said tube means of turning said worm consisting of a crank,.the hopper placed on said tube, the supplemental tube placed over-the tube A for holding the cigarette roll, and means of holding the cigarette on said tube G.

5. Ina portable cigarette maker and filler the clip constructed as shown, for-,h'olding the cigarette on tube G, and also for matching the filled cigarette when it falls at the tube, and the chain for holding said clip to the filler.

Signed at New York in the county of New York and State of New York this 19th day of October A. D. 1905.

HARRY. 'WILLIAMS.

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